Coin-counting machine.



No. 824,794. y PATBNTED JULY 3, 1906. J. M, JOHNSDN & G. SULFBR.

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JAY M. JOHNSON AND CHARLES SULFER, OF CHICAGO, lLLINOIS,

ASSlGNOltS TO COIN GOUNTING MAOHlNE UOMlfANY, A CORPO- RATION OF NEWYORK.

oom-COUNTING. MAoHmE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patenten July 3, 1906.

Application filed Kay 23, 1963. Seria-i 01 158,441.

' To @ZZ whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that we, J AY M. JOHNSON and CHARLES SULFER, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Counting Machines;and We do hereby declare thatthe oiiowing isa full,V clear, and exactdecori; tion of the same, reference being 'hadgtot ve accompanyingdrawings, and to the Y 'have been used for many diierent purposes,-

and the device set forth in the a plication above referred to countscoin in ulk with great rapidity and absolute accuracy. A device,however, has never before been constructed whereby in conjunction withanya automatic coin-counting machine anautomatically-operatinglocking-register is actuated thereby to accurately count a predeter?mined number of coinsinto a package. lnasmuoh as coin is usually put upin rolls for convenience in counting and transportation the importanceof this is evident.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, durable, andabsolutely-accurate device adapted to he attached to anymeojV fn;

counting machine and 'to operate automate ically to deliver apredetermined number of coins into a convementiylocated package Vfor theurpose of VYforming' into rolls or the like.

T e invention consists in the matters heres! Poillld Gg? inciterdescribed, and more ful and defined in the a ended claims. ,n ,Y Y Y- Inthe drawings, gure 1` is a fra mentary to Xian view of a counting-macneVprof vi e to a device embodying our invention.Y

Fig. 2 is a section taken on hue 2 2 ci 3 is a rear elevation oftlnijVmi .Y Y mechanism, showing the cenni'Y YY-nachime broken away and thecoin-tube an the coinpackage in vertical section. Fig. 4 is a verticalsection of one ofthe detents of the locking gear-wheel. Fig. 5 is anenlarged vertical section taken centrally through the locking gear-Wheelof the registering mechanism, showingthe pivot-bolt partij; in eevation.Eig. V6 is a section taken on iine 6 6 of Fig. 3. Fig. F is a verticalsection of one ci!V the coinpael; showing the same iiied with coinshowin in elevation. ig. 8 is aV fragmentary dcfail similar to Fig. 1but showin the parts adjusted to count continuousiy in ulk.

As shown in said drawings, our invention, for convenience ofillustration, is embodied with a coin-count' machine, such as set forthin the aforesai application for atent. Said machine'embraces, amon otheretailsv1 a substantialiy circular base-p ate A, having a shaft djournaied centrally therein, ion which is secured a coin-carrying A',provided With a iurality of teeth or projecting arms al, whicYsuccessively engage the coin and sweep them past a registering-disk B,Vwhereby the connting mechanism and regis ter' mechanism is actuated.Said register-V successivcly contact with the coin as the same arecarried East by the teeth c. Said coincarrying'rdis is actuated, asshown, hy means ofY a crank D,secured on a shaft d extending radiaiiybeneath the base-plate and provided with a beveled inion d at its innerend, which meshes Wit the beveled ear D of the shaft d', on which thecoin-dis is secured., As shown,l said crank D is secured on the shaft dby means of a spring-clutch comconveniently a pin d5, extendingtransversely through the ends f the shaft and adapted to engage in a compieznentai transthe crank and Yagainst which the crank is normally heldby means of a spring d.

Y The registering means, as shown, are supupon a laterally-proieetngbase-plate i# f integral with the base-piste A. Said lateEisprovidednearitsperipherywithaslig tiy- Yraised fla Y eaenivhich issecured the covering-plateY which ts cosely above the regg- B Vandthrough which the sh t b extends. A.' beveled pinion b is r' idly se- Ycured on said shaft above the cover-p ate and meshing with a likebeveledpinion f of the register F, which may be of any preferred type and isadjusted toindicate correctly the verse groove on the outer 'side of thehub of ing-disk is also provided with teeth which s roo number ofimpulses or movements of the registering-disk. Rigidly Secured upon thecovering-plate E is t an upwardly-extending boss Z, through which theupper end of the shaft passes, having on its upper end the pinion b3; Aboss g similar to that already described is provided at one end of saidbench, on which is journaled a locking gear-wheel H, having a number ofteeth thereon bearing a direct ratio to the number of coins it isdesired to count to the ackage and which meshes with said inion Ida. Asshown, said locking-wheel is secured on said boss g by means of asetscrew h, beneath the head of which is secured a resilient washer h',which acts to regulate the tension on said locking-wheel and to insureaccuracy of movement. Secured on said locking-wheel are one or morerotatable stops h2, each provided with an integral] projecting arm h3,which extends alon tlie upper surface of the locking-wheel an the en ofwhich extends to near the periphery thereof and when so positioned isadapted to en age against a stop-pin h, which acts to ho d the arm fromrearward movement. Pivotally secured either on said bench G or on a4portion of the frame of the coin-counter, as

referred, is the pivoted locking bar or lever one end of which normallyprojects over the peri hery of the locking-gear H in osition to eengaged by the arm h3 of sai detent and the other end of which projectsbeyond the pivot and is afforded a ositive su port on a standard g2integral wit said benc On its inner side adjacent to the pivot saidlocking-bar is provided with an inwardly-directed arm or projection fi,from the extremity of which the edge of the lever curves `rearwardly tothe inner extremity of said. bar, as shown in Fig. 1, affording a curvedcam-surface, so that should the rear end thereof be swung outwardly fromthe peripher f of the locking-gear the rojecting arm ha othe detent h2,moving a ong the curved inner side of said lever and engaging theprojection i, acts to swing the end ofjsald lever back over theperiphery of the gear in position to abut the arm h3 when it nextarrives in the osition shown in Fig. 1, thus affording a ositlve stopfor the device, causing the clutc to release, and preventing furtheroperation` until the machinery is adjusted. Should, however, the arm h3of the detent or detents be turned inwardly, so as to miss said arm i,the lockingbar will of course not be shifted, and as a consequence themachine will operate continuously. Beneath the coin-exit aperture in thebed-plate A of the machine is the deliver pipe or spout J, having hooksj thereon,which permit a canvas sack or the like to be enaged thereon ifthe coin-counter is to be used or ordinary counting purposes or forcounting large quantities of coin in bulk. At the lower end of saiddelivery-pipe is provided a e bench G, provided with` cylindric portionwherein to secure the packa e-supporting means to receive the coins w encounted in rolls. Preferably for this purpose a removable coin-tube isused. Said supporting device comprises a collar K, adapted to fitclosely to said cylindric portion of said delivery-pipe and providedwith a setscrew k to removably secure the same thereon. Rigidly securedto said collar in position to register with the coin-delivery pipe isthe tube K of a length slightly greater than the length of the packagein which the coin are to be received and having the lower end thereofcut obliquely, as shown in Fig. 3, to permit the coinacka e to bequickly inserted thereon. lgivota ly su ported to swing on one side ofsaid collar 1E is the ldepending resilient bracket-arm k2, comprising aplate of steel or other suitable metal bent near its lower end toprovide a horizontallyprojecting support for the bottom of thecoinpackage and a depending end portion k3 to permit of4 ready manualengagement. The packages (indicated by K2) are shown rectangular 1ncross-section, though obviously various shapes might be used, 1fdesired.

The operation is as follows: The machine constructed as described andprovided with such a register and clutch-crank mechanism, the coins maybe dumped into the top of thc machine or otherwise fed to the coin-Carring disk, and as the same are successive swept by the registering-disk Bthe shaft b 1s revolved, actuating the register. Should the projectingarms h3 ofthe detents be all turned lnwardly, the ends of thelocking-bar I adj acent to the locking-gear may be swung outwardly fromthe periphery and the machine ma be used as long as desired to countcoin in ulk in the usual manner. Should it at any, time, however, bedesired to count the coin into packages, each containing a numbercorresponding to a limited extent With the denomination of the coin,coins of various denominations are placed in rolls of fifty, onehundred, or twenty. For this purpose the ear-wheel H is rovided with anumber o teeth having a dlrect ratio to the number of coins to becounted into the packages, and the detents are arranged near theperiphery to stop and lock the mechanism when exactl that number ofcoins have been counted. his is readily accomplished by making thenumber of teeth on the locking gear-wheel H anexact multiple of thenumber of teeth on the pinion b3. When the machine is em t thelocking-wheel is turned until one ofthe projecting arms h3 engagesagainst the end o the locking-bar l, and the end of the stop-lever isthen swung outwardly beyond the peri hery of the ear. The machlne is nowset or use, and t e coin-package' K2 is slipped over the coin-tube andsupported u on the bracket-arm k2, as shown 1n Fig. 3. hen thecrank isturned, the coins are l'OO IXO

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passed into the coin-tube by the coin-disk, each successively actuatingVthe registerin disk and shaft l) and each turning the gear iproportionately, the projecting arm h3 on the detent soon engaging theinward projection i of the locking-bar and swinging said lever endinwardly over the periphery of the locking-Wheel in position to beengaged by the arm h3 ci the detent next approaching the same. This ofcourse acts to immediately block the further movement of the locking.-wheel and registering-shaft b and creates sufieient resistance to permitthe clutch on the handle or crank D to slip, thereby immediatcly lookingthe machine from further operation.

Obviously the construction is ca able of many variations and may be emoyed in connection with any counting-machine, either for coin or otherarticles, as preferred, and manyA details of construction may be variedWithout departing from the principles of this invention.

We claim as our invention- 1. The combination in a coin-counting machineof a coin-actuated Wheel, a registerin' device adapted for adjustment tocount and register a predetermined number, a locking- Wheel and aswinging arm adapted to engage therewith and lock the machine when thenumber has been registered.

2. The combination in a counting-machine, of a register actuated b y thearticles counted, a locking-Wheel, apivoted detent thereon and a pivotedlever adapted to engage said detent and lock the machine from urtheroperation.

3. The combination in a com-counting machine, of means operated bysuccessive coins acting to register the number ofcoins counted ahorizontal locki Wheel, .a pivoted lever adjacent said Whee means onsaid wheel ada ted to engage said lever and lock the mac ne frommovement, there being an in- Wardly-directed proection on sai leveradapted to contact with said means and normal y throw the lever tolocking position,

4. The combination in a coin-counting machine, of a registering devicecarried thereon, a locking-Wheel, a lever pivoted-adj acent said wheel'a pivoted detent on said Wheel adaptedwhen in one ositi'on'to permit themachine to count in bu kand when in another position, to lock themachine at a predetermined count, said detent being adapted to engage apart on said lever and swing it to locking position.

5. In a coin-counter the combination with actuating mechanism, of anautomatic register adapted to accurately register the passage of thecoin therethrough and adiustable means adapted When set in one ositionto lock the 'machine ata predetermmed count and when set in an oppositeositicn, to permit the machine to count in 6. In a coin-countingmachine, the combination with a coin-register secured thereon andoperated by the passage of coins, ci a locking-wheel, a lever pivotedladjacent said Wheel, adjustable means on said wheel adapted when in oneposition, to contact with said lever and stopl the machine there 'beingan inwardi -directcd projection on said lever adapte to enga e saidmeans and swing the lever inwardly vighen the same is again set inmotion. i

7. In a device of the class described, the combination in acoin-counter, oi automatic registering means thereon, a stop-lever and apivoted detent adapted to be thrown into and out of engagementwith thelever to permit the passage of coins through the machine continuously orin lots, each lot containing a predetermined number and lock the machineautomatically when the machine registers the passage of said numbertherethrough.

8. In a device of the class described the combination With acoin-counter, of automatic registerin means thereon, a stop-leveradapted to be a j usted to ermit the passa e of coins throu h the mac'ne continuousy or in lots, eac lot containing a predetermined number,and to lock the machine automatically when the machine registers thepassage of said number therethrough, a coinspout and a bracket dependenttherefrom and adapted to support a package of a size appro nate for thenumberlof coins counted..

9. he combination'with a counting-machine, of a chute, a removabledeliverv-pipe secured thereon and adapted. to fit Within a Wrapper orpackage, a swinging bracket adaptedto support said package and automatic means operated by the passa e of theV coin lin the machine adaptedto deliver into. the package a predetermined number of coins and to lockthe machine from further operation when the coins are so deiivered.

1). The combination with a rotative shaft, of actuating means thereonhaving yieidng spring-pressed enga ement with the shaft mechanism'operate fromV said shaft `and ada ted to move coins singly to a pointof disc arge, a coin-disk positloned to be actuated successively b thecoins, a register op.

Verated by' the comsk and a stopV mechanism adapted for adjustment toiimit the number ci rotations of the coin-disk.

i1. The combination with a coin-counting mechanism, of anactuating-crank` therefor having spring-pressed engagement With itsshaft, a register operated by the assage of coins through the machine, arevo uble plate movable simultaneously with the registering means,ivoted proiections thereon and a ioclng-llver adapted to be swung intoposition to engage one of said projections and t0 nlock said plate frommovement.

12. The combination with a'coin-counting machine, of an actuating-shafttherefor, a Y

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crank having spring-pressed enga ement thereon, registering meansactuated y the passage of the coins through the machine, a revolubleplate carried on the reo'isterin@r means, one or more detents on saidpate an a lever pivoted adjacent to the eriphery of the plate andprovided with aIiaterally-directed arm in position to be engaged by oneof said detents and acting to swing the end of the lever inwardly intoposition to lock the register.

13. A coin-counting machine comprising a feed mechanism actin to carrycoin to a predetermined point olg delivery, registering means operatedby the assage of the coins, a revoluble disk actuate from theregistering means and a plurality of detents on said disk each providedwith a projecting arm and a stop-lever positioned to be ad'usted by theprojecting arms of one of said detents and to abut against the nextsucceeding detent and acting to limit the operation of the machine to apredetermined number of coins.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto subscribed our names in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAY M. JOHNSON CHARLES SULFER.

Witnesses:

C. W. HILLS, A. C. ODELL.

